Posted by in New York on 03 13th, 2010 | No Comments
Escaped Robbery Suspect/ID Thief Nabbed in Midtown
Escaped Robbery Suspect/ID Thief Nabbed in Midtown
Freddie Thompson, NYPD The alleged thief who impersonated another man at his arraignment, then walked out of the courtroom a free man , was found last night in midtown Manhattan. What’s more, officials say 35-year-old Freddie Thomson—who should have faced charges for armed robbery, but instead...
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Posted by in New York on 03 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Ray Kelly: Prisoner Escaped Because NYPD Screwed Up
Ray Kelly: Prisoner Escaped Because NYPD Screwed Up
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said the NYPD is at fault for letting a man accused of multiple robberies escape from a Staten Island courthouse on Wednesday. Suspect Freddie Thompson, 35, assumed the identity of a detainee facing lesser charges for marijuana possession and was released from Richmond...
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Posted by in New York on 03 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Today: FDNY Gives Out Batteries For Smoke, CO Detectors
Today: FDNY Gives Out Batteries For Smoke, CO Detectors
Today, the Fire Department is distributing free Duracell 9V batteries at ten locations across the city to remind New Yorkers to change the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors as they change their clocks this weekend (yes, it’s Daylight Saving Time at 2 a.m. on Sunday!). Locations...
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Posted by in New York on 03 10th, 2010 | No Comments
S.I. Mom Wins $3.5 Million In Botched Breast Implant Suit
S.I. Mom Wins $3.5 Million In Botched Breast Implant Suit
A Staten Island mother won a court case against a plastic surgeon who left her with a ” double bubble ” deformity that made her appear to have four breasts. Maria Alaimo convinced jurors that Dr. Keith Berman ruined her chest—and her marriage—when she went under the knife. “I...
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Posted by in New York on 03 10th, 2010 | No Comments
City High School Graduation Rates On The Rise
City High School Graduation Rates On The Rise
Well here’s some good news amidst a week of sex scandals and protests : city high school graduation rates have gone up in the past year. In a statement released yesterday , Mayor Bloomberg announced that the rate for the city climbed to 63% in 2009, up three percentage points from the year before....
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Posted by in New York on 03 10th, 2010 | No Comments
Alleged Church Chalice Thief Cuffed
Alleged Church Chalice Thief Cuffed
Police have arrested a 20-year-old found with a ceremonial chalice from St. Helen’s church in Queens. Theodore Kurplewski was picked up at his home, just a few blocks from the holy house, and charged with burglary, possession of stolen property, and criminal mischief, reports the Post . A month...
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Posted by in New York on 03 5th, 2010 | No Comments
Bloomberg Tackles His Administration’s 2 Millionth Pothole
Bloomberg Tackles His Administration’s 2 Millionth Pothole
Photograph of Mayor Bloomberg and other city officials filling a pothole in Staten Island from the Mayor’s Office After the snowiest February ever, Mayor Bloomberg helped out with the city’s pothole blitz by filling the two millionth pothole recorded by his administration. Located on Slater...
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Posted by in New York on 03 4th, 2010 | No Comments
Man Throws Acid At Dog Owner
Man Throws Acid At Dog Owner
Yeesh. Yesterday afternoon a 29-year-old Brooklyn man, Igor Dubrovinsky, was walking his dog near his Sheepshead Bay home when a mysterious man in black walked by. The Daily News reports that the dog began to bark, at which point the stranger threw acid at him (are people carrying around acid these...
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